Wake County reported Wednesday 11 new cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus.

That brings Wake’s total reported to 84 cases, the second most in the state.

The case counts don’t give a full picture of how widespread COVID-19 is in North Carolina or any other state, Zack Moore the state’s epidemiologist said. A number of cases are considered community spread, which means that the person infected does not know how or when they were infected.

Moore also said the gap between the counts and reality will only grow as the virus becomes more widespread.

Wake County has said that it will no longer test people with mild symptoms, and will reserve tests only for people 65 and older, people with underlying health issues, first responders and health care workers.

Earlier Wednesday, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office asked 11 staff members to self-isolate because they or a spouse may have been exposed to COVID-19, according to a news release. That includes five deputies, five detention officers and one 911 operator.

Some reported flu-like symptoms or have spouses who work in healthcare.

Neighboring Durham County also has 84 total cases. At 6 p.m. Thursday, Durham will institute stay-at-home restrictions. Wake County is expected to do the same, The News & Observer reported. It’s possible that some towns or cities could choose not to join the new order. That would mean the stay-at-home order would not apply in those towns.

The county will make an official announcement Thursday afternoon.

The state has reported more than 500 cases. It reported its first two deaths due to the virus on Wednesday morning. North Carolina’s first reported case was on March 3 in Wake County.

This story was originally published March 25, 2020 at 7:32 PM.